3 Million Cigarette Packets Seized from a Cargo Ship
On July 14, a Ukraine-flagged cargo ship with 3 million Cigarette packages was detained by Customs officials off Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait.
The vessel carrying over 100 tons of cigarettes worth more than 28.5 million...
[Watch] Airbus A350 Make an Amazing Near Vertical Take-off
An Airbus A350 XWB which can carry up to 325 passengers undertook a seemingly vertical takeoff during its flying display at the Farnborough International Airshow this week.
The amazing capabilities of the Airbus A350-1000 were...
Are High Tech Special Purpose Ships the Future of Shipbuilding Industry?
Ships for specific purposes are the future of the shipbuilding industry, said a top executive of a Fuzhou-based shipbuilder.
Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd, the largest shipbuilder in Fujian province, is building the world's first oceanic...
Product Tanker Spills Chemical, Houston Shipping Channel Reopened
On July 14, a product tanker “Maritime Jingan” reportedly spilled about 500 gallons of benzene while moored at Vopak Terminal, thereby shutting down the Houston Ship Channel for a short period of time.
The Coast...
Will South China Sea Ruling Add to Shipping Woes?
Around 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry.
Without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary for the modern world would not be possible.
There are over...
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As temperatures warm...
Palm Beach County Sinks Cargo Ship to Create Underwater Memorial
The Ana Cecilia, a 170-foot cargo ship, once ferried cocaine from Haiti to Miami. Now, it rests at the bottom of the ocean about a mile off the coast of Singer Island in Palm...
Cargo Vessel with 12 Ukrainians Aboard Arrested Over Debts in Bulgaria
A shipowner owes a total of USD 150,000 to the Ukrainian crew.
The cargo ship AMUR under the Bulgarian flag with 12 Ukrainian sailors on board was arrested in Port of Burgas, Bulgaria as per...
Cargo Ship Sinks After Collision, Shuts Down Shanghai’s Main Reservoir
On July 13, a 20,000-ton cargo ship ‘Chang Rong Men’ collided and sank the other cargo ship ‘Zhongheng 9’ in the Yangtze River, thereby forcing the closure of the dam of Shanghai’s main reservoir...
Layoffs Looming Large in South Korean Shipping Industry
Here is a tit-bit of news, reflecting the looming layoffs in South Korea’s shipping industry::
Park Hee Chan (age: 40), a shipyard electrician, slept under a makeshift blue tent pitched in front of South Korea's...